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ASPASEN testimonials Marie Lo

Marie Lo

  • 17 June 2020

After a prostate operation two years earlier, my father’s cancer did not recede, it relapsed in 2016 and over time, his health deteriorated terribly.

Due to complications, in January 2017, my husband and I wanted to take it home to relieve my mom who had been taking care of it until then.

I worked from home so I could take care of him and give him all the assistance he needed.

He started to be unable to stand and walk. Worse, he had difficulty eating, was unable to wash properly without assistance, and suffered from excruciating pain.

Being in a state of total denial in relation to the situation, I had not planned any assistance at home. In order to relieve the family, a doctor friend suggested that we contact a structure that provided palliative care for a fee, which was done the same day. Even if the staff placed at our disposal were not very qualified, their presence did not fail to relieve us.

In October 2017, his state of health unfortunately deteriorated further. The dearly paid support and nursing service could no longer take care of him properly. It was then that we decided to hospitalize him for the last time in a clinic where he stayed for two weeks on respiratory assistance before leaving on Saturday October 28 at 2 p.m.

In view of all that we have experienced and suffered from a lack of structures specializing in palliative care in Senegal, ASPASEN is just a gift from God.

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